LED Lighting Retrofit Reduces Energy Consumption by 40% at a Retail Facility in Scarborough, Ontario
A targeted LED upgrade replacing legacy lighting across a commercial retail facility — reducing electricity consumption by 40.1% and cutting peak demand by 11.31 kW.
Three legacy lighting generations failing in a cold-chain environment they were never specified for.
Commercial retail facilities depend on lighting quality to support customer experience, product visibility, and safe navigation throughout the space. At Big Al’s Scarborough location, the existing legacy lighting system contributed to elevated electricity consumption and unnecessary peak demand — costs that could not be recovered through operational changes alone.
The facility required a lighting solution that would deliver measurable reductions in energy use and demand without disrupting daily retail operations or compromising the lighting environment that customers and staff rely on.
One sealed cold-rated fixture family across every zone, paired with zone-level occupancy logic.
Green Integrations replaced the existing lighting system with high-efficiency LED fixtures suited to a commercial retail environment. The retrofit covered sales and support areas, upgrading legacy lighting to a system that delivers consistent illumination with significantly lower energy draw.
The upgrade reduced overall lighting energy consumption, lowered system demand, and improved lighting quality throughout the facility. The new LED system is designed for long-term reliability with reduced maintenance requirements compared to the legacy system it replaced.
Green Integrations managed incentive documentation and submission under the Save on Energy program as part of the project scope.
This LED lighting retrofit qualified for incentives under the Save on Energy program. The incentive was calculated based on verified reductions in energy use and electrical demand achieved through the project. Green Integrations managed the incentive documentation and submission process as part of the project scope.
The numbers, then the consequence.
- 0145,978 kWh in annual energy savings — a 40.1% reduction in lighting electricity consumption.
- 02Peak demand reduced by 11.31 kW — from 28.21 kW to 16.90 kW (40.09% reduction).
- 03Project qualified for Save on Energy incentives, reducing net project cost.
- 04Improved lighting quality sustained throughout sales and customer-facing areas.
Equivalent to removing the annual emissions of a passenger vehicle from Ontario roads.
For the facilities and engineering audience.
The retrofit replaced legacy lighting fixtures throughout the facility with high-efficiency LED units selected for retail application. System demand was reduced from 28.21 kW to 16.90 kW — a reduction of 11.31 kW representing a 40.09% drop in lighting-related peak demand.
Incentive calculations were based on verified reductions in energy consumption and electrical demand, documented and submitted through the Save on Energy program.
Facility characteristics that shaped the design.
- Customer-facing commercial retail facility requiring consistent lighting quality throughout operating hours
- Legacy lighting system contributing to elevated electricity consumption and peak demand
- Retrofit executed without disruption to daily retail operations
- Lighting upgrade improving both energy performance and customer environment quality
Considering a lighting upgrade for your facility? A well-executed LED retrofit is one of the most consistent ways to reduce electrical demand and modernise building infrastructure.
- ·Site photometric audit
- ·Energy & demand baseline
- ·Fixture and control specification
- ·SaveON / IESO incentive stack
- ·Phased installation plan
